Participants who complete the Connecting Networks course will be able to perform the following functions: 

  • Understand and describe different WAN technologies and their benefits 
  • Understand and describe the operations and benefits of virtual private networks (VPNs) and tunneling 
  • Understand, configure, and troubleshoot serial connections 
  • Understand, configure, and troubleshoot broadband connections
  • Understand, configure, and troubleshoot tunneling operations 
  • Understand, configure, and troubleshoot Network Address Translation (NAT) operations
  • Monitor and troubleshoot network operations using syslog, SNMP, and NetFlow
  • Understand and describe network architectures: 
  • Borderless networks 
  • Data centers and virtualization
  • Collaboration technology and solutions

Table 4. Connecting Networks Course Outline 

Chapter Connecting Networks
1 Hierarchical Network Design 
2 Connecting to the WAN
3 Point-to-Point Connections 
4 Frame Relay 
5 Broadband Solutions 
6 Static Routing 
7 Securing Site-to-Site Connectivity 
8 Monitoring the Network
9  Troubleshooting the Network
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